93.8% of residents of 28379 zip code speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (37% very well, 28% well, 17% not well, 19% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% very well, 11% not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% very well, 54% well, 10% not well).

Foreign born population: 1,091 (4.2%)(14.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:

4.2%

Whole state:

7.3%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (67%)

Korea (5%)

Germany (4%)

Japan (3%)

Argentina (3%)

Guyana (3%)

Venezuela (3%)

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

2000 or later: 722

1990 to 1999: 328

1980 to 1989: 117

Before 1980: 181

Most common first ancestries reported in 28379 (%):

Other groups (41%)

American (18%)

English (5%)

German (4%)

Scotch-Irish (4%)

Scottish (3%)

Irish (3%)

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

Population in 1990: 24,282. Population change in the 1990s: +1,850 (+7.6%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 19,667

Northeast: 1,211

Midwest: 657

South: 2,700

West: 440

60% of the 28379 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

89% of the 28379 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from abroad.

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 222

Here:

7.9%

North Carolina:

8.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 130

Here:

8.0%

North Carolina:

8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 25

Here:

2.1%

North Carolina:

17.5%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Class of Workers (%)

Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)

Legal occupations: 60,313

Architecture and engineering occupations: 51,484

Management occupations: 50,511

Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations: 49,559

Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors: 40,532

Biggest contracts:
$157,178 with Navy for Other Architect and Engineering Services. Signed on 2001-09-29. Completion date: 2002-01-28.
$130,000, same as above.Signed on 2003-06-28. Completion date: 2003-12-07.
$120,000, same as above.Signed on 2001-09-19. Completion date: 2002-02-16.
$102,985, same as above.Signed on 2000-09-20. Completion date: 2001-03-30.